GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
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| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |